Three French Moralists and The Gallantry of France
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The Project Gutenberg EBook of Three French Moralists and The Gallantry of France, by Edmund GosseThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it,give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online atwww.gutenberg.orgTitle: Three French Moralists and The Gallantry of FranceAuthor: Edmund GosseRelease Date: November 19, 2006 [EBook #19872]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THREE FRENCH MORALISTS ***Produced by Thierry Alberto, Don Perry and the Online Distributed Proofreaders Europe at http://dp.rastko.netTHREE FRENCH MORALISTS AND THE GALLANTRYOF FRANCEBYEDMUND GOSSE, C.B.OFFICIER DE LA LÉGION D'HONNEURLONDON WILLIAM HEINEMANNTOLORD RIBBLESDALEThis little book, long the subject of my meditation, suddenly began to take shape one Sunday morning when I wasyour guest at Gisburne. We were actually starting for church, and the car was at the door, when I announced to you thatthe spirit moved me to stay behind. "Very well, then," you said, with your habitual good-nature, "we leave you to yourfolios." My "folios" were the three volumes of one of the smallest of books, the 18mo edition of Vauvenarguespublished by Plon in 1874. In the midst of a violent thunderstorm, which was like a declaration of war upon your goldenYorkshire summer, I wrote my first pages, and you were so sceptical, when you came back, as ...
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TO LORD RIBBLESDALE This little book, long the subject of my meditation, suddenly began to take shape one Sunday morning when I was your guest at Gisburne. We were actually starting for church, and the car was at the door, when I announced to you that the spirit moved me to stay behind. "Very well, then," you said, with your habitual good-nature, "we leave you to your folios." My "folios" were the three volumes of one of the smallest of books, the 18mo edition of Vauvenargues published by Plon in 1874. In the midst of a violent thunderstorm, which was like a declaration of war upon your golden Yorkshire summer, I wrote my first pages, and you were so sceptical, when you came back, as to my having done anything but watch the lightning, that I told you you would have to endure the responsibility of being sponsor to a work thus suddenly begun in all the agitation of the elements. So, such as time has proved it, here it is.
THREE FRENCH MORALISTS AND THE GALLANTRY OF FRANCE BY EDMUND GOSSE, C.B. OFFICIER DE LA LÉGION D'HONNEUR
Produced by Thierry Alberto, Don Perry and the Online Distributed Proofreaders Europe at http://dp.rastko.net
LONDON WILLIAM HEINEMANN
Title: Three French Moralists and The Gallantry of France Author: Edmund Gosse Release Date: November 19, 2006 [EBook #19872] Language: English
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CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
THREEFRENCH MORALISTS—
LA ROCHEFOUCAULD
LA BRUYÈRE
VAUVENARGUES
THEGALLANTRYOFFRANCE
BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
